St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-15
Bishop Whipple's Touching Address to
the Female Graduates of st.
Mary's Hall, Faribault.
The Young Women Exhorted to Uphold
the Standard Of Christianity
Their Lives Through,
And in ALI Trials to Seek the Great Con.
ISOLATION Afforded by the
Gospels Teachings.
The List of Graduates and Those Who
Secured Medals and Honor
able Mention.
Special to the Globe.

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FARIBAULT, MIMI, June 1.-THE
commencement exercises at st. Mary'S
hall took place in the chapel at II
O'Clock this morning, and We're opened
with a choral service. Miss Stella
Wyland delivered the essay and validic-'
tory, after which Bishop Whipple de-
ivered his address as follows:
Beloved friends and principals, teachers
and pupils: Thre is no day in the year of
my busy life which is fraright with more
blessed memories or sweet hopes than the
commencement day of st. Mary's hall. To-
day is its one and twentieth birthday. In
works with which the good providence of
God has linked my name other hands have
laid the foundations and brought them to
success. st. Mary's hall is mine as no other
work can be. 1t seems as yesterday that,
while journeying on the rrilway, heard that
my own
CHILDREN IN THE LORD
were pupils in schools which might under
mine their faith. | conferred with the one
who has been my wisest counselor and we
decided to open our home for school for
girls. l had no means to devote to the blessed
work. l borrowed the means to begin the
school. The outlook of the times was not
hopeful. 1t was shortly after our civil war,
The state had suffered from short crops.
There were already some monitions of the
troubles which brought the financial
panic of 1873. To wait was to aban-
uOu the GROUND OF opportunity. we were
making history. The tide of immigration
was at its full. Delay might loose us gen.
Grafton. God had sent to Faribault an in
valid, one of the rarest women of an age,
Miss Sarah p. Darlington. She was ripe
scholar, Il wise administrator and Il devoted
Christian woman She became the principal
of st. Mary's hall. Rev. Leonard J. Mills,
who had been made master in st. James col
lege, which college had inherited the tradi-
tons of the SCHOOL of the sainted Muhlenberg
at Flushing, also came to Minnesota an
invalid He became the chaplain. To Miss
Darlington we owe the watchful care which
matured the infancy and childhood of the
school and developed into that vigorous life
which has placed it for culture and scholar
ship among the foremost schools of our age
and country, and to Rev. Mr.. Mills many of
happy home. My wife was the house mother
l carried the financial burdens and tile
sweeter burden of governing all these chill
dren i'll my heart in daily, almost hourly,
prayer. l should keep you too long if l told
of the
DEBT OF GRATEFUL LOVE e
/ owe to all the faithful souls who have
been the guides and teachers of the school
and to whom 1t owes to-day its hOnOred
name From the day st. Mary's hall began
its young life it has aimed to be an honest
school. We have thought little of show and
much of honest scholarship. In the depart
mert of literature, in mathematics in Latin
in the sciences, and i'll modern languages
our graduates will compare with the schol-
airs of any school. Our aim is the culture and
the grace and beauty of Christian woman
hood. skeptic father once brought his
daughter to the school | said: You know
the corner stone of ST. Mary's, hall is the
Christian faith.'',- 1 shall never forget his
reply: Whatever are your views or mine
Christianity is a protector to women in an
age like this" He was right. 1t is only
where Christianity has shed its holy light
that woman has taken her right place. The
records of Greece and Rome. in the days of
their glory, are little better than those
of heather lands in the con-
dl1on from OF Toss. h Our children
in Christian belief. Ours is church school,
We have our daily prayer. We keep festival
and fast. We kneel together by a common
Christendonl. but no word with my consent
will ever be spoken in the school which can
wound any Christian heart or bring dissen-
sion into any Christian home. You will par
don an old mans speech if l tell you how
God has repaid me cup full and running
over in the lives of many hundred daughters
who are centerS of
INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
wherever their lot be cast A WON ans life
should be trained not for ornament but for
use. Outward beauty fades. Outward or
nament will perish, wealth will fall away
but the hidden beauty of the soul grows
fairer with the burden of its years and will
be most beautiful i'll the morning of the
resurrection. Dear daughters, my words to
you are the old words of loving counsel so
often repeated in these halls. Your feet wait
Il moment on the threshold. of life 4 good
bye, prayer and blessing, and you
who came to us thoughtless children
will leave us thoughtful woman. Hold fast
your faith in God our Father, in Christ our
Saviour. i'll the Holy Spirit and our helper
Let no cloud of doubt come between YOU and
heaven in the darkest hour. Cast Yourself
and all troubles upon Him who careth for
you and who out of the tangled web can lead
you to perfect peace wherever your lot is
den can be made light to a willing heart The
best reward which earth can give is in the
consciousness of duties done. Your power
is that of
CHRISTIAN wOMANHOOD,
which gives and is not impoverished which
in deeds of love always scattereth but always
increaseth. 1t is IL loss to lose so many
Will be perpetual JOY to home, to country
and the Church of God.
Testimonials were presented to forty
seven pupils and siXty-five were placed
Oh the roll of honor. The Alice KerfoOt
medal was awarded to Miss Alice Doc
little. the Bishop Pinkney medal to Miss
Stella Wyland, the Nellie Dearborn
medal to Miss Alberta Crofoot, the
bishops medal to Miss Julia Booth.
There were eight graduates. f. Jean
Carpenter Bernice ParShall. Frances
NJ. Smith. Amy f. Tanner, Olive DoOlit-
tie. Josephine PeytOn, III. Chlora Statler.
and Stella Wyland. The concert this
evening was of the first order and the
reception following it was attended by
large number of strangers and citizens.